"He's really got a great attitude, but he wants to be out there," Roenicke said. "In my mind, if I had got him 200 at-bats this year, he'd be disappointed. He's a better player than that and we need to get him out there.

"I told you guys before, usually when you give your three guys a day off, it's because they really need to have it, but it's not that way with Parra because, for me, Parra is a starter. So I consider him a guy that, if the matchups are good for him, he's going to be in the game. I'm not waiting for somebody to be tired and has to have a day off. It's going to be different with him."

The 27-year-old Parra was acquired in a July trade with Arizona. The two-time Gold Glove winner hit .261 with nine home runs, 22 doubles and 40 RBI in 150 games in 2014.

Report: Brewers open to trading OF Gerardo Parra

by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

(12/8/14) The Brewers are open to trading outfielder Gerardo Parra, sources told FOX Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal. Parra is projected to make $6.4 million in his final year of arbitration, according to MLBTradeRumors.com.

The Brewers acquired the two-time Gold Glove winner in a trade deadline deal with the Diamondbacks. He hit .261 with nine home runs and 40 RBI in 150 games in 2014.

Report: Brewers expected to offer contact to Gerardo Parra

Parra is one of the club's three players who are eligible for arbitration. There's some concern that Parra's rising salary would lead to the Brewers non-tendering him, but that doesn't appear to be the case. When asked whether a non-tender was possible for Parra, assistant general manager Gord Ash said, "I don't think that that's a likelihood at all. He's too valuable a player."

Gerardo Parra homers, collects three hits Monday

by R.J. White | CBSSports.com

(9/1/14) Brewers outfielder Gerardo Parra went 3 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 4-2 loss to the Cubs Monday.

Parra hit the second of back-to-back home runs in the second inning, but it would be all the offense the Brewers could muster. He has hit .259/.307/.374 with eight home runs, 38 RBI and seven stolen bases in 455 at-bats.

2014 summary: Valued more for his defense than his offense, Gerardo Parra at least had the benefit of regular at-bats with the Diamondbacks, but that all changed when he was traded to the Brewers at the deadline. With his playing time threatened and his doubles pace just about cut in half from 2013, he was more or less just a space-filler even in Head-to-Head points leagues, his better format.

Playing time status: Of course, for all the hand-wringing that may have accompanied Parra's move to the Brewers in leagues deep enough for anyone to care, he didn't end up losing that much playing time. Khris Davis was so bad down the stretch that the Brewers basically platooned them. It wasn't a strict lefty-righty thing, but because Parra bats left-handed, it could become that.

2015 outlook: Among the things Fantasy owners actually care about, Parra does only one well: He hits doubles. And even those, only Head-to-Head owners care about. Of course, anyone who gets everyday at-bats matters in NL-only leagues, but because he isn't assured them with his current team, he's shaping up to be just a low-end player even in those formats.
(Updated 12/7/14)